newsPatna family injected with sedatives, robbed
Patna, Jan 6 (IANS) Unidentified armed men carried out a robbery here Monday night by breaking into a house and injecting the family with sedatives before fleeing with cash and valuables worth
We will retaliate if Pakistanis fire: BSF
Jammu, Jan 6 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) will retaliate without fail if its troops are fired at by Pakistani forces, BSF Director General D.K. Pathak said here Tuesday."Prevalence of
Sunanda Pushkar was murdered: Delhi Police
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar did not commit suicide but was murdered, Delhi Police Chief B.S. Bassi said Tuesday."We have got the final medical
Much to go in S&T: Pranab
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said though India has achieved milestones in science and technology since Independence, there is "distance still left to cover".He stressed
We will retaliate if Pakistan fire: BSF
Jammu, Jan 6 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) will retaliate without fail if its troops are fired at by Pakistani forces, BSF Director General D.K. Pathak said Tuesday."Prevalence of peace
Haryana transporters go on strike
Chandigarh, Jan 6 (IANS) Thousands of trucks and long-body trailers went off the roads in Haryana Tuesday, with an association of transporters alleging that they were being harassed for getting
Scientific research must benefit common man: Pranab
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday called for research endeavours to advance the realms of knowledge and improve the life of the common man."Science is one of the creative
SC stays proceedings against Himachal cricket body
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court has stayed criminal proceedings against the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) and BJP parliamentarian Anurag Thakur for alleged wrongdoings in
'Two Women' and More: A diva's remarkable story (Book Review)
Title: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life ; Author: Sophia Loren; Publisher: Simon and Schuster UK; Pages: 352; Special Indian price: Rs.699It was a friendly and perceptive policeman who, seeing a
10,000 frightened villagers abandon homes in Kashmir
Jammu, Jan 6 (IANS) The number of people abandoning their homes in border villages of Jammu and Kashmir crossed 10,000 Tuesday amid heightened tension following Pakistan shelling on the
Infosys felicitates six researchers and scientists
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) Monday awarded six researchers and scientists for their stellar contribution to science and research Monday here."This is an example of
National law needed on conversions: Jaitley
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday said a national law must make clear how voluntary conversion can take place while he also asked people not to expect a big bang union
India must be prepared for two-front war: IDS chief
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) India must be prepared for a two-front war keeping in view the growing closeness between China and Pakistan, Integrated Defence Staff chief Air Marshal P.P. Reddy said
Aviation fuel cheaper than petrol in Modi regime: Congress
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Congress Monday accused the NDA government of "betraying" the common man as it failed to reduce prices of petrol and diesel in proportion with the drop in international
Sainath's Rural India archive to capture lives of everyday Indian
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Award-winning journalist P.Sainath Monday launched an online archive showcasing audio-visual and print stories that depicted the complexities of rural India by "recording
Industry should increase its share in R&D: Ansari
Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS) With percentage of GDP spent on research and development stagnant at one percent over last two decades and two-thirds of the expenditure coming from the government, there
Mamata nephew assailant arrested, but none who thrashed him
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) The youth who slapped Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was arrested Monday on various charges including
Can't provide patient free life-long treatment, Delhi tells HC
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The city government has informed the Delhi High Court that it does not have any policy on providing "prolonged or life-long treatment" for patient with rare genetic
Brar is new IYC chief, launches protest against government
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) In an organisational revamp, the Congress Monday appointed Amrinder Singh Raja Brar as national president of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC).Brar, who succeeded Rajiv
Ancient India exchanged ideas with Babylon, Greece, Rome: Amartya Sen
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) While Indian mathematicians made brilliant contributions in the field of the study, the Indians also learned from ancient Babylon, Greek and Romans, Nobel laureate in
